The NIO reserve driver is already in New York with the team on standby, fulfilling his contracted role of reserve driver and working with the team behind-the-scenes.

With Turvey injured in a heavy FP2 shunt, Ma will don his helmet for the second race and drive alongside Luca Filippi, who the Chinese driver replaced for one round in Paris earlier this season.

A statement from the team read: “The NIO Formula E Team confirms that #16 NIO 003 driver Oliver Turvey has sustained a fracture in his fifth metacarpal (little finger) on his left hand as a result of the incident during the second practice session of Round 11 of the New York ePrix today.

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